Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

62-84, 29-43 Away

Final

72-74, 39-33 Home


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	5	11	0
1	1	0	0	4	3	2	1	-	12	15	1

C. Lee22-2

8.1 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

G. Meche11-11

5.0 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 1st
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- J Carroll to second on wild pitch by G Meche.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- M Olivo safe at first on throwing error by shortstop J Peralta.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error
IndiansBottom 2nd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 3rd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 4th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 5th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 6th
- K. Wells pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 7th
- J. Fulchino pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 8th
- Y. Yabuta pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- K Ka'aihue at first base.
  2
  11
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- J. Lewis pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
5
Indians
12

Game 1

13/9

Royals
8
Indians
3

Game 2

13/9

Royals
8
Indians
4

Game 3

14/9

Royals
13
Indians
3

Game 4

14/9

Progressive Field

12:05 AM, 13 September 2008

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 32,843

Game Time:2:57

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
First Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Third Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

C. Lee22-2

G. Meche11-11

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Foul Ball
4 Strike Swinging